that's a check of the fox 5 ontime traffic. >> thank you. >>> we are following new developments this morning on an abduction out of maryland. >> the 9-year-old boy has been found there. after she kidnapped her son yesterday morning. we are live at police headquarters in palmer park with the latest. sort this out for us. >> reporter: good morning. yes, the hunt is over. we're told by authorities, she and 9-year-old were located in nevada. and this is good news. the mother has been placed

that's a check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. >>> gas prices are on the climb.morning, dc's average for a gallon of regular is 4:02. obviously the cheaper prices will be further away from the district. in maryland, the average is about $3.83. that is up 13 cents since last week. but drivers might wind up paying more for gas. >> he is pushing for lawmakers to increase the tax rate so the state can pay for transportation projects. we are live this morning with the latest on the governor's proposal. >> reporter: good morning. well, the governor testified yesterday before the house and senate committees that are responsible for advancing his proposal. it faces a crucial vote in committee today and tomorrow. if it's approved by the full legislature, maryland would have the sixth most expensive gas t he -- gas in the country. and though it's unpopular with driver, the governor argued that the revenue must be increased. congestion is among the worst in the nation and the governor argued the roads and bridges are in danger of becoming unsafe. >> progress is a choice. no

that's a check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. >> thank you. >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of france this morning. where a gunman opened fire in front of a jewish school. this happened shortly before classes were set to begin. four people were killed. three of them were children. police say the gunman got away on a scooter. and it comes just a few days after similar shootings. in those case, the gunman got away on a motor bike. french police are not saying if they think the three cases are related. >>> new developments on the american soldier accused of killing 16 sillville januaries in afghanistan. >> the lawyer for robert bale says he is flying to the prison today to meet with his client for the first time. former-- formal charges are expected later this week. and we are learning he had financial problems just days before the shooting. senator john mccain says he doesn't know if bale suffers from ptsd. >>> the latest from the campaign trail. mitt romney won puerto rico's primary over the weekend. he claimed victory with more than 50% of the vote. and now contenders are fo

that's a check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. >> all right. thank you. >>> new developments on the american soldier accused of killing afghans. the lawyer for staff sergeant robert beats says he is meeting his client for the first time later today. and we are finding out more about the suspect's personal life. >> reporter: good morning. sergeant bales' attorney says he will meet with him face to face and is flying to the military's only maximum security prison today. formal charges are expected this week. and we are learning he had financial problems. just days before the shooting, he and his wife put their home on the market. he was arrested in 2002. and he was also charged with a hit-and-run after he apparently fell asleep at the wheel. senator john mccain says he did you want know if bales suffers from ptsd. >> i hope we can understand that there's always room for improvement in the treatment of our men and women who served in combat, but i am proud of the work that we do and i am proud of our employees at the va who work so hard as well. >

that's a check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. >> thank you. >>> we are following breaking news right now out of prince george's county. >> a 9-year-old boy who was the subject of an amber alert has been found. police say he was take reason the school yesterday by his mom who does not have custody we're told. we are live at police headquarters. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. she is the boy's mother and has nos toad ideal rights to the boy. -- and has no custodial rights to the boy. we are told that police have placed her under arrest. and he is safe and okay. now they don't know how they ended up at the airport because her vehicle was located early this morning in maryland on madison way. and this whole incident unfolded yesterday morning around 8:00 when the young boy was taken out of school at dodge park elementary by his mother. and it wasn't until the end of the day school officials realized what occurred. and an amber alert was issued. the alert has been canceled. and again, the young boy is okay and mom has been placed under arrest. that is the latest from po

that's a check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. >> thank you. >>> two metro workers accused of stealing money from fair card machines have worked out a plea deal. court records show plea hearings are scheduled for monday for the two. the two men were arrested back in january. prosecutors say the men stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in coins from card machines and used the money to buy lottery tickets. >>> a man involved in a horrific accident is speaking out. he was dragged for blocks by a metro bus. he claims metro is to blame, but says he is not getting when he deserves. -- getting what he deserves. >> reporter: january 4th, 2007, the day john evan will never forget, the day his life changed forever. >> it was a thursday. it was a real warm day. about 70, 75 degrees. >> reporter: that day, evans was on his motorcycle riding to dc to see his brother. >> as traffic came to a stand still, a guy was turning into homeland security. >> reporter: the car stopped, causing him to hit the car and fall. a witness told him what happened. >> he later recognized me laying in the front of the

. >>> and ontime traffic. did you bring an extra juice box today? >> i always have extra juice box, but only am, not orange. on thed radios, northbound along 95, we received word of an accident near 123. not seeing anything in the cameras. we checked out the ride here. and further north. i am not seeing the stop in the roadway. it could be out of the camera range. but i knows that traffic is slowing which is typical at this hour northbound through north bridge. the inner loop, you will find delays headed up toward arlington boulevard. 66 right now traveling in from centerville. and delays stacking up trying to work your way in. >>> this morning's big story, it was a rampage that victim's families believe could have been prevented. loved once who were lost could still be here today, that was the opinion of two families who said virginia tech staff didn't do enough to protect students. >> and yesterday a jury agreed. >> the jury found the university negligent in the way they initially reacted that day. the families refused to accept a settlement back

that's a check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. >>> the average price of gas is about $3.84. and in some places, it's high enough to push some people across the border to buy gas in mexico. but with the violent drug cartels ruling the street, the state department warns the cost could be higher than they think. >> reporter: the national average for a gallon of gas is hovering around $3.80 right now. $4.35 in california according to aaa. and some analysts think it will keep climb summer. so it's no wonder along the border, people are driving into mexico to fill up their tanks where the price for a gallon of gas is around $1.50 less. >> i do work with a lot of people who go across the border for gas. and other stuff. but they're risking their lives. there's no way i would do it. >> reporter: and that's one worry the u.s. state department issued travel alerts. >> goes to show how much americans believe in low gas prices. and how farther willing to go. >> reporter: the reason it's so cheap is because the mexican government regulates prices. >> the economy relies on cheaper gasolin

that's a check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. >> thank you very much. >>> we are following breaking news out of maryland. an amber alert canceled. this after police locate a 9- year-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped by his mom. >> the child and his mother were found at an airport at reno nevada early this morning. silva garcia has been arrest and wilbert garcia is safe. authorities believe she abducted her son yesterday morning and they say she picked him up from dodge park elementary school in landover maryland and still unclear how the two got to the airport in our area. before arriving in nevada. overnight prince george's county found the car at a building in maryland. >>> sylvia garcia does not have custody of her son police say. she is in police custody this morning after being found alive, safe in reno, nevada. >>> now, for a check of this morning's other top stories. fairfax county police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman while she was working in burke wednesday night. investigators say the suspect grabbed the woman on common welt boulevard, dragged her into a

that's a check of the fox 5 ontime traffic. >> thank you. >>> we are following new developments this morning on an abduction out of maryland. >> the 9-year-old boy has been found there. after she kidnapped her son yesterday morning. we are live at police headquarters in palmer park with the latest. sort this out for us. >> reporter: good morning. yes, the hunt is over. we're told by authorities, she and 9-year-old were located in nevada. and this is good news. the mother has been placed under arrest. and the 9-year-old is safe. now how they got to the airport is unknown because her vehicle was found early this morning in maryland. and this whole thing unfolded yesterday morning around 8:00 when the boy was taken out of school at dodge park elementary by his mother who has no rights to the 9-year-old. and when officials discovered what happened by the end of the day, they went into action. and issued the amber alert. the amber alert has been canceled and the boy is safe and the mom has been located and arrested. back to you. >> thank you. >>> some people in the fairfax, virginia area

the plan would mean no paychecks for lawmakers if they don't pass a federal budget ontime. congress hasn't passed an official budget since 2009. >>> state dinner party tonight at the white house for british prime minister david cameron and his wife. they attended the ncaa tournament last night, one of the basketball games from last night. highlights minutes away. >>> a transform near boston knocked down electricity last night in the back bay neighborhood and turned the city's sky line black. >>> now coming up, we have a health alert this morning. we are at one of the germiest places you encounter throughout the day and that would be in your office. >> exactly. jessica doyle doesn't just watch your honey, she's helping us watch our health. tell us more. >> reporter: i'm -- the flu was pretty late. it's hitting right now. we're throwing the spotlight on some of the germiest places at your office so we can give you ways to stay well at work. we're going to start with the break room. we have one over there. we would show it to you right now but can't at this moment. what you se